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Broadcasting Act 1989

Broadcasting Standards Authority

30: Rules in relation to retention of recordings of programmes

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"Rules for Keeping TV and Radio Recordings"

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The Broadcasting Standards Authority can make rules about keeping recordings of programmes. You must keep these recordings if you are a broadcaster. The Authority can ask you to get a recording and make it available for them to view or hear, see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for more information. If you do not follow these rules, you can be fined up to $5,000.

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Part 3Broadcasting Standards Authority

30Rules in relation to retention of recordings of programmes

  1. The Authority may from time to time make and promulgate rules in relation to broadcasters to ensure that recordings of programmes broadcast by them are retained by the broadcaster or some other person, and are able to be obtained by the broadcaster when required to do so by the Authority.

  2. Any such rules may apply generally to all broadcasters, or may apply only to broadcasters of specified types or classes, and may from time to time be varied, amended, or revoked.

  3. Any rules made under this section may require a broadcaster, when requested to do so by the Authority, to obtain recordings of programmes broadcast by that broadcaster and to make suitable arrangements to enable the Authority to view or hear any recordings held or obtained by the broadcaster.

  4. Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 who fails to comply with any rules made under this section.

  5. Rules under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes
  • Section 30(1): substituted, on , by section 5(1) of the Broadcasting Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 3).
  • Section 30(3): substituted, on , by section 5(2) of the Broadcasting Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 3).
  • Section 30(4): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
  • Section 30(5): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).